The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-04
LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE.
THE LEN0THkNED FIGHT ron IRISH
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Tie FAMED Grouse ne an E,enent IN Politics
The Unfortunate Activity 81 tho Dysa.
uaiters- Risssnrck wsnts the Csnr ana the
Emperor sf 9ei many 60 Mret-Freneh
saer ncea sor Fraace-Oas .f n. staia's
Noble Lsrds Accused az svsindiias the
Raee Trses- Am-riean stseks Firm.
LONDON, Sept. a.-Tho Unionlsts, pOor dis
Organized crew. have been feebly sxulting this
week, and by their exultation have proved their
Ing OF events The Huntington election shows
only y decrease Of 10 In the Tory majority. and
ut once q hopeful chorus arises. Where's
your turning OF the tide. and who says England
Ia coming round To Gladstone and homs RUE "
The fact which the Unionists peacefully over
look 10 that tlere has been no election In Hunt
ingdon since 1858. aud that the increase Of the
GlsLstonisn vote by ~ means On increase over
the figures Of 1885, when Gladstoniauism was
at It's zenith and scoring victories all over the
land. Had there boon an election In 1856 when
the howl for united empire was inhuenclng
English minds and rolling up big Tory
maIorities the Government would have
won by not less than thirteen hundred
majority. At that time uiadstonisn prospects
were SO bad In Huntington that no Liberal
could DO found with pluck enough to fssht for
the seat The TACT that Gladstonians have ad-
ded 70 the strength OF their position aimee 1855
gives gOvd cause for ENCOURAGEMENT to Glad
stonlans and Parneilites. and instead oil cAus-
inv UnIOnists ~ eAult, ought 70 hll them with
few more bitter reheotions. A lew Of them
have read the lesson ~ II should be read, and
the really Intelligent. though esdly perverse
Joseph chamberlain. 10 one VI them. HI real
Lees that the union OF the empire u no longer
sBlogan 10 cOnJure with: that voters are be-
ginning to think Tor themselves and with much
astuteness. he has begun to map on. . path
winch shall. ut need. lead him back
into tie fold. he hobnobs with hsr-
SQUIRT. whispers soft compliments into Glad
stones eur. and PRESSES the Grand Old Mans
hand with warmth that II noticed by the en-
tire huuss. End then. ali sgiUw with en-
thusiasn,. ne votes for the Old Mans motion.
But still there IL danger. Tor the Tories are
ngutlnx hard with land anu money and some-
THINK Of popular preJudice to support them.
They may possibly win the tight, anu 30 1t 10 not
quite sale 10 Iumu irrevocaoiy down upon the
Glsdstunian side OF the fence on which he sits
perciied Vie almost UsyOnd Ills years, Cham
beriain grasps the situa ion. aud gets u seat rs
Chairman Of the Fishery Commission to the
Uniteu States. From beyond the ssas he will
wslch lur the political cat to Jump. and. when
1t has Jumped. II the Grand Old Man shall have
been victorious. Chamberlain will tall back
upon the lact that his vote went against the
prvc,aimiuv OF the National League II forylsm
is In The ascendant. why then the nlercurial
one will fusten mis- solitary eysglHss more firmly
Into hrs eye. and he IL once moro fighting,
whole-sou.sd. champion Unionist There are
u,any like Chsmberlain. He represents the
smbitious element In Unionism seeking to
build q reputation aud prosperity on the ca
price OF the mob.
OF Harrington, the other extreme, there Ia
not much 70 be said. He will stick to the chip
In which he has been nxhting for his landed
interests, and when Il goes down. he will sink
peacefully into the sea Of Ioryism. and proba-
bly, resign himself to enjoy life without poiiti-
sal lame as the rich Duke of Devonshire. The
noble Maruuis will not regret the House Of
Commons. Tor no moro bigotted. uncompromis-
inx aristocrat than himself exists In England.
He thoroughly scorns the. men with whom he
has to associate In politics. he cannot endure
to be on . level OF equality with = man who.
like Chamberlain. although he may have in
dnttely more brains, has made bis money In
nails or screws. or in some other, according to
his notion. degrading fashion.
The active poiitics Of the week have been
confined to monotonous fighting In Parliament
over Iriah supplies, the Tories seeking memo,
to .rry on their coercisn and other schemes In
Leland, and the Parnellites refusing to grant
penny without nRhting every point and max
Ing It perfectly clear for what tho money Ia H.
tended. Tho Government Is rendered unhappy
by the aght which dra9s on 10 slowly, and tho
woxrisd Tohes forced to remain In town.
glued to tho uncomfortable leather benches OF
The House. deprived Of their shooting and Of
he best OF their hoped-for vacation. are dis
sonsolate. Many . one. but for appearances
Sake, would gladly grant homo rule or any
thing else to got away aud DO at fest The
earliest date at which they may hope for the
proroEation OF Parliament is still two weeks
ahead, and much longer delay is possible
The lucky Lords, with little to do.
arc indulging In frequent adiournments,
which enable them to enjoy the ex-
septionaily ane grouse shooting OF
this season. and this increases the sorrow Of
the poor young Tories. doomed to accept the
tndefatigable Irish speeches In the House In
Lou Of the lively cracking Of their guns ON the
moors.
While the Irishmen In London. with Par
nell and his followers, are obtaining such
good 1results by their persistent harassing of
the Tories. the rxl remists among Irish patriots
appear to have grown impatient. "a Is shown
In the following despatch. which Is sent to me
Dy your Paris correspondent: The Irish Revo-
iulionists are at present organizing u COnven-
Hon. which Is TO be held very shortly either at
Antwerp or Boulogne. The object Of the meet
Ing is to take immediate measures with view
to making some retaliation on England in re-
turn for the Coercion bill. which has Just ro-
ceived royal assent. Delegates from Dublin.
Cork. Limerick, Waterford. Belfast. London.
Liverpool. Manchester, Newcastle. Glasgow.
and Brtafnl haya nrorptaed IN attanh DaIaYa-